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Post by Nashville Predators on Feb 10, 2008 21:33:02 GMT -5
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Post by Nashville Predators on Feb 10, 2008 21:37:04 GMT -5
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Post by STLGM on Feb 11, 2008 17:25:08 GMT -5
Definitely got me thinking, it's a freak accident and chances of it happening again are pretty slim, but I want to be there to watch my kid grow up and I'm seriously thinking about getting a neck guard for when I play after watching that.
There might not be a great chance of something happening but if that happens in a local rink where they don't have trained personal right there does he make it??
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Post by scruffy on Feb 11, 2008 19:05:42 GMT -5
I remember that happened at Burnaby 8-Rinks a few years back.. big story in the paper as the ref was considered a hero for saving the guys life. Used his first-aid training to minimize blood loss and the guy made it. Very lucky indeed.
Not only is this a very rare.. but how effective do you think neck guards are? have you seen the ones that are approved for minor hockey? some of them are fabric thin. The "brace" ones.. nothing is stopping the blade from just sliding up or down a bit and cutting his neck as well.
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Post by FincanSJGM on Feb 11, 2008 20:36:34 GMT -5
The thing is though Trev, by the looks of the video it was not very deep impact, it was the slicing motion (the way a blade is designed to cut) that did the damage and if there was a neck guard I do believe his throat would have been fine s the guard takes the slice, not his throat. A deeper kick though and i agree, it would make little difference but this particular case didn't seem to have the force going in towards the neck but rather across so I believe that it would have provided the necessary insulation to avoid the blade to throat contact.
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